What to do with old HPA tanks?

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  • MondoMor
    New Oldbie?
    • Apr 2025
    • 4
    • MN, USA

    #1

    What to do with old HPA tanks?

    I haven't played in well over 10 years, and I'm purging just about everything.

    I'm presuming my old steel 3k HPA tank isn't worth re-hydroing, so I'm planning on scrapping it. Is there any point in re-hydroing my old Angel 68ci 4k5 carbon tank (Ninja Reg)?

    I've got a 2" CO2 tank that I'm keeping, but the rest are going to scrap also.
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  • Grendel
    MCB Member
    • Jul 2020
    • 1979
    • Lexington, SC

    #2
    Fiber wrapped bottles have a max life of 15 years, so your old Angel Airs are past max life expectancy. Make sure it is de-gassed, remove the regulator, drill a hole in it, and dispose of it.


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    • XEMON
      Frenchy is here!
      • Jul 2020
      • 3029
      • Nor Cal

      #3
      I made a freak case out of mine, id like to get another ...
      Love my brass ... Love my SSR ... Hard choices ...

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      • MondoMor
        New Oldbie?
        • Apr 2025
        • 4
        • MN, USA

        #4
        Originally posted by Grendel
        Fiber wrapped bottles have a max life of 15 years, so your old Angel Airs are past max life expectancy. Make sure it is de-gassed, remove the regulator, drill a hole in it, and dispose of it.
        Yep, born September of '04. Entropy makes fools of us all, I guess.
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        • MondoMor
          New Oldbie?
          • Apr 2025
          • 4
          • MN, USA

          #5
          Originally posted by XEMON
          I made a freak case out of mine, id like to get another ...
          You pay shipping and the tank's yours. Mind if I drill it first?
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          • XEMON
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            Do you have a pic?
            if it got a cool logo on it i might take you up on it 😁
        • latches109
          Always Sciencing
          • Jul 2020
          • 2111

          #6
          Wear a mask when making carbon fiber dust.

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